#C2CEDC
Light Gray · very light cool blue
About #C2CEDC
#C2CEDC is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 81% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCD0C2 — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2CEDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C2CEDC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #C2CEDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C2CEDC?
#C2CEDC is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 81% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C2CEDC?
Use black text. Black on #C2CEDC has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C2CEDC?
Its complementary colour is #DCD0C2, and analogous partners are #C2DBDC and #C3C2DC.